Infant&#39;s band



S. CUNNINGHAM. INFANTS BAND.

APPLiCATION FILED IULYSI, 1920- v I Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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INFANTS BAND.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1920.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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S. CUNNINGHAM.

INFANTS BAND.

APFLiCATlON FILED JULY 31, 1920.

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SAMUEL CUNNINGHAM, or NEWTON HIGHLANDS, lvrnssacnusnrrs; VASSIGNOR .ro:

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7 in connectionhwiththe accompanying drawings, 1s a specificatlom; like characters onithe drawings representing.likeparts.

This invention relates, to undergarments, and particularly to knitted infants? bands, though within the scope and purpose of the invention,- it may be put to other' uses.

In order that the principle of the invention may be clearly setforth, I haverdisclosed several embodiments. thereof in e the accompanyingdrawings,wherein V F 1g 1 1s. afrontele-va-tion ofa'knitted 1nfantls band or undershlrt disclosingthe preferred embodiment offtheinvention Y Fig.2 is a yertic al cross section alongxa Figs; 3'an-d 4 are views similar "to Figs. 1 and 2 respectively of another form of. the invention; '7 Fig: 5 is a front elevation 'offthe .lower part of aminfants bandof a still further modified construction; and i Fig. 6 is avertical central section of the construction shown in Fig. 5.

'Referring more particularly tofthe drawings and first tothatfform-of my invention shown in Figs. land 2, 1 indicates the body portion of an undergarment and which preferab-ly is a knitted infants band having integral therewithshoulder. straps 2, 2. De sira-bly' the garment having said parts is integrallyknitted as a circular or seamlesstube, but my invention isnot limited in this respect. Desirably the garment is provided with aLsuitable: reenforcing edge formation 3 preferably constructed by overseamingfor V other like sewing operation, so as to formvan elastic seam; Desirably-the wales or the knitted fabric extend lengthwise of the body portion of the garment and preferably the garment is formed by rib knittlng. While the garment may be employed for other uses, it is primarily intended as an infants band, and to that end'hasatits lower end a formation or formations'adapting it for the attachment thereto of some suitable article, such as an infants napkin or dlaper. While the reentrant portion; I I,

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to this end, anysuitable construction may-be provided, I' preferably provide the-lower end of the garment, and. preferably'though not necessarily at. the front. thereof,.with a any suitable extent. 7 V

Desirably integralwith the body of the garment and extending from the upper end of said reentrant portion, I proyideastrip 5', which V and 2, is substantially twice-the length of the reentrant portion, so that fitgmay be folded upon itself at the point 6 to provide reentrant portion indicated-at 4 4 and of a loop havingfan upturned end 7 adapted to be secured, and desirably detachably, to the main portion of the garment or. to the upper part of the stripfi In the disclosed as clearly indicated'--in Figs. 11, i

form of myainventionfll have represented the upper" the garment may i be sl-itte'd. at the front to provide the reentra nt part of'fthe 'stripzo as having a 7; I tunes 8, theupturnedaportion-7 of the s'trip i 5 l 1avinga b ut-tQIIhole 9., The strip 5f may 1 r beiformed?inkanyi suitable way, and;pref'- v era-blylby continuingvrthefknittingr upon-5a Y number joff' needles corresponding to the width of the strip-.5 'after, the body 1 0f the -1- garmenthas "been completed. Thereafter $0 portion 4 andthe gar- V ment is then suitablyfinished attheedge, as

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may be interrupted upon one or more needles at each side of the strip 5, so as toprovide The strip 5 folded into a is adapted to receive and preferably is provided with some suitablemeans. for the attachment ofa'napkin orv diaper, such,'.-for example, asa safety pin-10, which'may be furnishedwiththe garment as a constituent part thereof. At the rear ofthe garment the ;napk inor diaper maybe attached in any suitable manner, and I? may or may not'pro vide some special-formationto this end.' "I

In Figs. 3 and'l, Ijhave indicated aisecpieces suitably "seamed together; The shoul- V V I05 'der straps 12, 12 are preferably integral 0nd form of, my invention. Therein I'have indicated the" body ofthe garinent at 11, V

with the body portion, and some suitable binding or edge formation 12 may be provided. "In this form of my invention, the

body part ll is provided at the front with an inte ral strip continuation 13 adapted to be folded upon itself as shown in Fig. f, to provide a loop for the reception of a safety pin 14 or like device. The strip 13 at its end 15 is adapted to be secured in any suitable manner to the body portion 1, as, for example, by. pinning, buttoning or stitching 15. At the rear the garment is preferably provided with an inte 'ral strip con tinuation 16.

The napkin or diaper may be secured to the strips 13, 16. In addition to the foregoing means or as asubstitute therefor, the garment may be provided with a tape or tapes 17 sewed throughout substantially the length thereof to the body portion of the garment and passing over the shoulders as indicated at 18. In this manner, loop portions 19, are provided which are adapted to receive safety pins or like devices 20 as indicated in Fig. i.

In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown still another form of my invention. Therein the lower part of the body of the garment is indicated at 30. One part of the garment, and desirably the front, is provided with an integral strip formation 31, and I have herein represented said strip formation and the lower-part of the body as having a suitable bindingor reenforced edge 32- To one face I of said strip portion 31' and desirably to the front thereof, I attach-a preferably knitted strip 33 which is folded upon itself'at at to provide a return portion 35, herein shown as having a buttonhole 36 to receive a button 37 secured by thread 38 to the several underlying parts. If desired, the rear of the garment may be provided with any of the forms shown in the foregoing figures, but desirably I provide an integral formation 39 to which the diaper or napkin may be attached.

In each of the several forms of my inven tion, the body of the garment may be of the character disclosed or referred to in connection with the description of Figs. 1 and 2.

Having thus described certain embodiments of my invention, I desire it to be'understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of lim itation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims- 1 An undergarment formed of knitted material and having at its lower end a reen trant portion, from the base of which extends a flap of substantially the width of said reentrant portion and integral with the body of the band, said flap being adapted to be folded into a loop for the reception of a safety pin or other fastening device.

2. An infants undergarment havingat its lower end a reentrant portion from the base of which a flap extends integral with the body of the garment, said flap being adapted to be folded upon itself into a loop to receive a safety pin or like fastening device, a button upon the reentrant portion, and a buttonhole in the end of the flap.

3. A knitted undergarment having per manently at its lower end a knitted exten sion adapted to be foldedupon itself into a loop for the reception of a safety pin or other fastening device, said extension having buttoning means whereby to secure it in its folded condition to the body of the garment.

4. An undergarment formed of knitted material and having at its lower edge at substantially midway between the sides of the garment a relatively narrow'reentrant portion, a flap of substantially the full width of said reentrant portion integral with the body of the garment and of substantial length so as to befolded upon itself for the reception of a safety pin or other fastening device,- and means to secure said folded flap in holding position. 7

5. An undergarment formed of knitted material and havingat its lower edge at the f middle of the front a relatively narrow re entrant portion, from the base of which a flap integral with the body of the garment extends, said flap being of substantially twice the length of the reentrant portion and:

of substantially the full width thereof and adapted to be folded for the reception of a safety pin or other fastening device, and a button and buttonholeconstruction for securin said flap in folded position.

6. Zn undergarment formed of knitted material'having at its lower end a relatively narrow reentrant portion, from the base of which a flap 5, 7 extends, said flap being of substantially the full width of the reentrant portion, and button and buttonhole means 8, 9 for securing the flap in folded position. V In testimony whereof, Ihave signed my name to this specification.

SAMUEL CUNNINGHAM. 

